On Wednesday, 20th April, Priama akcia organized a protest against the practices of OTTO Workforce. The office in Banská Bystrica was visited by almost a dozen activists. We wanted to express solidarity with the workers who have been cheated by the agency. With this action, Priama akcia also joined the IWA Days of Struggle against Borders and in Solidarity with Immigrant Workers.

-A report about the trial against social activists from Oporto for defamation of the SEF

After a long process of over four years, four social activists from Oporto, accused of defamation by the Portuguese Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF), were acquitted in October 2010. The case dates back to 2006, when a large movement of denunciation and indignation was generated, assigning to the SEF the moral responsibility for the death of Ahmed Hussein, a Pakistani worker who committed suicide after his residence permit in Portugal was refused. Among the activists victimized by this trial was a member of the local group of AIT-SP (International Workers Association – Portuguese Section).

The events of extreme importance occur now in Bolivia. The trade union federation (Central Obrera Boliviana) organizes the indefinite general strike since 7 of April. The main strikers are miners, teachers, health workers and workers of medical and social insurance. The demands of strikers are: general wage increase of 15% for all workers of the private and public sectors, the abolition of planned neoliberal reforms of social and health insurance, preservation of university autonomy, etc.